UN reports massive displacement as violence spreads across northern Mozambique

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Friday that more than 100,000 people have fled their homes in northern Mozambique over the past two weeks as armed groups intensify attacks.

According to the OCHA, the total displaced in the last four months is now 330,000. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) officials reported that civilians described nighttime attacks, homes burned, and summary executions, forcing families to flee with little or no belongings or documentation.

Children are disproportionately affected , making up approximately two-thirds of displaced populations, while women and girls face heightened risk of sexual and gender-based violence in overcrowded shelters. Many displaced families are reporte